I have never found a purpose for leasing an automobile. It seems to be a waste of money.

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It's actually great for those who want their wives in new vehicles every three years. THats the only reason I lease her side of the garage, Plus she can write the lease off so it's really the best choice for us,

Every vehicle whether paid for or not has a "cost per month" to drive That's the depreciation, Leasing allows for a much better vehicle for the money as a side benefit. and NO money down. Where can one drive a $35,000 SUV for only $350 a month no down?

This is the only place I would let customize my Tacoma. I have been onsite to this place and they lift NEW trucks for dealerships before being sold. They are sold with warranty. This place is great and they have a deal with Toyota Corporation to do the work. Check them out.

It's actually great for those who want their wives in new vehicles every three years. THats the only reason I lease her side of the garage, Plus she can write the lease off so it's really the best choice for us,

Every vehicle whether paid for or not has a "cost per month" to drive That's the depreciation, Leasing allows for a much better vehicle for the money as a side benefit. and NO money down. Where can one drive a $35,000 SUV for only $350 a month no down?

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I buy cars and pay them off and keep them. I traded in a 2009 Tacoma and another car, almost paid off, for a 2013 Tacoma TRD Sport, and drove away brand new $30k truck paid off and $0 note.

So....this thread is ridiculously off topic at the moment. Original post was me, personally, being shocked at the price that a dealership was charging for what is basically putting decals on a truck and calling it a “performance package.”

MOST people, seeing the trucks in this forum are like, “oh yeah, wow!! That’s crazy”. Then the trolls come in. “They are not forced to buy the truck,” “why do you care how they spend their money,” “why is everyone always judging how people spend their money”, and my favorite one was, “well I off-road with my truck with spacers, so there!”

End of the day, the shown truck is overpriced, correct? In fact the shown truck is not even done correctly (garnish missing in possible a non-OEM grill) Anyone who says differently needs to do their due diligence as you so nicely pointed out.

So yes, we can go on and on about [enter off subject topic here] but this thread is going in circles....it ends up getting boring and no longer worth a response....so my responses on this thread end here.

I can’t wait to see the tangent the trolls set this thread off on next

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So anyone expressing an opinion that may or may not differ with yours is a troll.... got it.

Bringing it back to the point the OP was trying to make...I think some people are willing to pay that extra amount because
1) They don't know any better what the cost is (so laziness)
or
2) You can buy this stuff and throw it into the financing verse buying aftermarket where you essentially need the cash saved up, and some may not have the ability to save that amount.
^Not that that's smart but I can understand

It's actually great for those who want their wives in new vehicles every three years. THats the only reason I lease her side of the garage, Plus she can write the lease off so it's really the best choice for us,

Every vehicle whether paid for or not has a "cost per month" to drive That's the depreciation, Leasing allows for a much better vehicle for the money as a side benefit. and NO money down. Where can one drive a $35,000 SUV for only $350 a month no down?

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Leasing is a great opportunity to have a new car all the time. Even in your example it’s not too expensive. Assume 10 years of ownership you pay about 8500 more if you get the same lease rate for all three future leases as today’s. This may be offset by maintenance or low miles etc.

Hard to lease a Taco because if my budget had that 8500 extra going in, I’d blow that on mods instead!

People that buy trucks like the one the OP posted are usually those with bad credit that don't have the money to put into upgrades. They will be hit with high interest rates and the truck will be repoed in less than a year.

Thanks. I had some good times in the other rides, but I am sticking with what I have for awhile. Thinking of adding to the ZL1 some Kooks headers, Green Cats, Tony Momo TB, RotoFab Intake and maybe some Cat back system. Still in research mode.

Thanks. I had some good times in the other rides, but I am sticking with what I have for awhile. Thinking of adding to the ZL1 some Kooks headers, Green Cats, Tony Momo TB, RotoFab Intake and maybe some Cat back system. Still in research mode.

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Jelly for sure, can only afford my taco and even the bank owns that, would love to have another fun car in the garage.

MY local dealership is aggressively offering me 3.5k less than I paid new for my 16' TRDOR AC. It has low miles and they have done all the services, and they can make more points on a used truck. At the end of it i'll have the same payment but for two more years.
while not interested in trading my apple for an apple I am interested in restarting toyota care and my warranty + I will need new tires soon and new trucks come with new tires these days. I have the chance for them to sell me an incoming DCLB with the XP Predator "upgrade" package... the only parts of the XP kit I even like are the pro wheels and duratracs and while those don't justify the cost so i am using it as a negotiation point. I wont do the deal if that stuff isnt discounted because I don't NEED to.

I just think these dealership bolt ons are good bargaining chips and they are easier to negotiate when they are already bolted on VS asking them to add them.

Leasing is a great opportunity to have a new car all the time. Even in your example it’s not too expensive. Assume 10 years of ownership you pay about 8500 more if you get the same lease rate for all three future leases as today’s. This may be offset by maintenance or low miles etc.

Hard to lease a Taco because if my budget had that 8500 extra going in, I’d blow that on mods instead!

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I know we pay more to lease and buy every three years. But that is one of my retirement benefits from scrimping and saving to retire early.
We don't have to save anymore (although we don't spend all of our monthly income), nor will we ever spend all of what we have saved. So I blow money on vehicles. Resale means little to me anymore. I am glad I don't have to negotiate for hours on a purchase. I paid MSRP for the Ranger because I had to go 200 miles to find what I wanted exactly without ordering and wanted to make a quick deal. So I offered MSRP out the door. No sales tax here, Only a "$500 Road fee" so they did well and I was happy. Worth it.I do negotiate lease terms though because it's basically a rental.

I had a 2008 Tacoma, then a 2015 which I traded (unfortunately) for the 2016,

I still favor Tacomas but not in their current configuration, I'll wait for a drive train I don't have to apply a "tune" to and interior state of the art tech and safety items.